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A Bright Future for CNC Machining in 2021

  • by Stratos Precision Engineering
  • 08 Jan, 2021

Firstly, from all of the Stratos team... Happy New Year! 

As we look back on what has been a very challenging year that none of us could have predicted, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all our customers for the valued support. It is sincerely appreciated now more than ever.

Despite the unusual position we’ve found ourselves in, we’re incredibly proud to now officially be an award-winning company and are key workers making components for VentilatorChallengeUK and producing parts for vital life-saving machinery. 

We’ve remained fully operational throughout the Coronavirus pandemic and are emerging stronger than ever. This is down to the hard-work and dedication of our staff and continued support from our customers. As a result, we’re now moving confidently into 2021 with exciting new developments and machines, which many of our customers will benefit from.

Factory Growth

An expansion of our Gloucestershire factory with the addition of a +100sqm mezzanine will take place in the first quarter of 2021 allowing us to continue to grow in line with our ambitious plans.

New Machinery

Due to continued investment into the business, we’ve introduced new machinery that will enable us to serve our customers better than ever before. These include,

  • A Second Sliding Head for 7-axis machining from Ø3mm – Ø25mm
  • High-Spec CMM with 3D measurement and 0.1µm scale resolution
  • Laser Engraving with lightburn technology for engraving serial numbers, QR codes, unique designs and much more


If you would like to find out more information on these, or any of our other services, please get in touch with the Stratos team today.

We look forward to continuing to work with you throughout 2021 and wish you success with your business in the year ahead, so to help you along the way, we're giving away FREE A1 2021 wall planners, so if you would like to get your hands on one to plan your staff holidays, social media, projects and more, click the button below and request your wall planner today.

Contact Stratos Precision Engineering for your CNC milling, CNC turning, CNC routing and CNC sliding head needs and start the year right.
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